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Good Omens is quite possibly the most entertaining novel I’ve ever read. I’m a little more than halfway through and I feel sort-of like Gaiman and Pratchett own my soul. It sort of reminds me of Dogma. Except a tad less irreverent in some senses and a tad more in others. Read: Alanis Morisette is not God in Good Omens but Crowley seems rather

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Good Omens generally wins.

I really should re-read it. But I read it during my Summer of Awesome Books, which was... 2005. Half-Blood Prince, Oliver Twist, Les Miserables, Phantom of the Opera, Dracula, (Look! 4 books that were turned into Broadway musicals! I WIN!) Good Omens, Anansi Boys and me finishing Sandman and other random ones, it kinda kicked ass.

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For I second I thought you meant Half-Blood Prince was a Broadway musical and I was in a state of shock -- as in, since when, but then I counted to four and wasn't quite as confused.

I admire your ability to read the stodgy old classics. I attempted Phantom and just about died 20 pages into the story. I don't seem to have a head for it.

I have the desperate desire to read more of both Pratchett and Gaiman. Which means I will never manage to read anything else as Pratchett's Discworld is like 30+ books or something obscene like that.

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Oh, if Half-Blood Prince was a musical, you can bet I'd know about it!

Yeah, Phantom was hard to get through. But I did it! I donno. I love my stodgy old classics. I still need to tackle Nicholas Nickleby and read some Poe. I read Twist because I had done a scene from it and really enjoyed it. I'm in love with that book. And play, which I'm now doing a full-length version of! We get our roles on Saturday and I'm nervous as all hell.

I really should read Discworld. Gaiman is absolutely amazing. I highly suggest Coraline which is short and was originally written for children. But it's creepy and good. Anansi Boys was good, and I still need to finish American Gods and generally read more of his stuff. Wolves in the Walls is a cute children's book I recommend.

Or, have you ever read any of Gregory McGuire's books? I love that man.

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I'm trying to imagine Half-Blood Prince as a musical and it's not working.

Oh wow. Good luck with the play!

I'll keep that in mind. My poor list of books to read just keeps getting longer and longer and longer. Discworld sounds both exciting and daunting at the same time.

And, I've read about 65% of Wicked, had to stop to do my school reading and am having trouble starting again. I loved what I had gotten through thus far, though, if that counts for anything.